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Shock Club #008 (Manchester Special)
John Cooper Clarke & Shock DJs
Crawdaddy, Friday 16 May 2008. 11.30pm
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Shock are delighted to announce the return to Dublin of 'The Bard Of Salford'! known more commonly as John Cooper Clarke for a unique night of music and poetry.

John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is often described as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s. His recorded output has mainly centred around musical backing from The Invisible Girls, which featured Martin Hannett, Pete Shelley, Bill Nelson, Paul Burgess and Steve Hopkins.

Clarke opened for such acts as the Sex Pistols, The Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks & Elvis Costello his recording of "Evidently Chickentown" from his album Snap, Crackle & Bop was also featured in the closing scene of the The Sopranos. A live performance of the same poem appears in the film Control with Clarke portraying himself in a re-creation of a 1977 concert where he supported Joy Division, despite having aged 30 years since the events depicted in the movie.

He is one of the most influential and original lyricists of our time who's work connects beyond that of traditional poetry and with new material on the way surely its not too long before John Cooper Clarke's work is appreciated by a new generation.

On the decks will be the Shock DJs, digging deep into the post punk past from Manchester and beyond beforehand, and will be playing an authentic Hacienda style set after John's performance.

Advance tickets eu15 from Ticketmaster, City Discs & Road Records

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Should be about 60 tickets available on the door for this Friday.

cozski

Shame we had to stand around for nearly an hour and a half, packed in like fecking cattle and competing with a thunderous disco next door. If you were sitting in his lap you might have been impressed. **** venue, **** response from venue manager to complaints and a sad affair all round.... even Clarke wasn't on form.

Scubadevils

cozski wrote: »

Shame we had to stand around for nearly an hour and a half, packed in like fecking cattle and competing with a thunderous disco next door. If you were sitting in his lap you might have been impressed. **** venue, **** response from venue manager to complaints and a sad affair all round.... even Clarke wasn't on form.

Is the venue that bad? Never been there and Plaid are playing on the 6th I think but having 2nd thoughts now... nothing worse than being crammed in like that. Sounds horrible!

cozski

The venue is fine for a band.... not a poet who's trying to compete with a banging disco next door. Clearly the promoter decided that as a standing even they'd just pack us in like f*cking sheep... if you wanted a piss or to get to the bar it was a night mare... and if you lost your spot near the front you couldn't hear f*eck all from anywhere near the back. I asked for a refund there nsd then from the Venue Manager but she said I had to write to the promoter... suprise suprise... never again! Thank God Chumbawamba aint playing there!

cozski

cozski wrote: »

The venue is fine for a band.... not a poet who's trying to compete with a banging disco next door. Clearly the promoter decided that as a standing even they'd just pack us in like f*cking sheep... if you wanted a piss or to get to the bar it was a night mare... and if you lost your spot near the front you couldn't hear f*eck all from anywhere near the back. I asked for a refund there nsd then from the Venue Manager but she said I had to write to the promoter... suprise suprise... never again! Thank God Chumbawamba aint playing there!

The promoters are actually the people that started this thread, but doubt they'll respond to the criticisms.